Subel Bhandari

Afghanistan Bureau Chief, Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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Bureau Chief and Editor for dpa, Deutsche Presse-Agentur in Afghanistan

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What was your first job as a journalist?
Editorial assistant, and writing some articles on culture.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. As a kid.

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Sadhanyabaad! MT @amritna: @svbel ब्रोले खिचेका त होलान् नि यति राम्रा तस्वीर । ल है खिचानी जारी राखम् । हेर्ने यी... svbel.tumblr.com

Cabul Correspondent

svbel.tumblr.com — Kabul (dpa) - A senior council of Islamic scholars and mullahs in Afghanistan has recommended that women be forbidden to travel without a close male relative or work with men who are not relatives. "We want a life in accordance to Islam for ourselves and for our women and sisters.
@ongkeet No Nepalese guards were killed. Four were injured, but they are out of danger. Only one Afghan police killed, it seems.

shahlanaimi1: It's way too early in the ...

twitter.com — It's way too early in the morning. At Timur Shah. pic.twitter.com/iZgt5N5RFa
The claim probably for the 10th time.. RT @AmiriEhsan: CID police chief tells me that finally, the attack is over now. #KabulAttack

In pictures: Skateistan - Kabul kids on wheels

bbc.co.uk — The project "Skateistan" trains Afghan children how to skateboard - and gives them access to much-needed educational opportunities.

In Pictures: Taliban attack in Kabul

bbc.co.uk — Images from a gun battle between security forces and Taliban insurgents in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
@Amie_FR @joshuafoust Don't know of any attack on IOM Mazar in 2009. In 2011, UNAMA Mazar was attacked. 3 staffs, 4 Nepalese guards killed.
Important: Just talked to Nepalese Gurkhas. No Nepalese guards are dead in today's #Kabul attack. Four were injured, one already discharged.
Today: 2 expats (one Italian), 4 Nepalese security guards injured in the #Kabul IOM attack. MoI says: 2 police, 2 civilians also injured.
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